Foundling Artists

Kris
Kwapis, natural trumpet • Artist in Residence

Kris Kwapis received
Bachelor and Master of Music degrees in trumpet performance from the
University of Michigan. As an early brass specialist, she has played
baroque trumpet with several period instrument ensembles including Gotham
City Baroque, Long Island Baroque, NY State Baroque, San Francisco Bach
Choir and New York Collegium, with whom Kris performed and recorded
under the direction of Andrew Parrott. She often performs as a guest
of Piffaro, the Renaissance Band and appears on their latest recording
on the Dorian label. She has given many lectures on performance practice
and trumpet history, including a recent appearance at the University
of Wyoming. On cornetto, Kris has performed with Santa Fe Pro Musica,
Toronto’s I Furiosi, NY’s ARTEK and the Colorado Music Festival
among others. Kris appeared with Renaissance wind band, Ciaramella as
a finalist in the International Young Artists Presentation in Antwerp,
Belgium. She has served on the faculty of the Madison Early Music Festival
and is a director of the early music ensemble, Spiritus Collective.
Currently, Kris is a doctoral candidate in early music performance at
the State University of New York at Stony Brook and professor of trumpet
at Hofstra University.